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单词 brighten
释义
brighten
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈbraɪ.tən/us
/ˈbraɪ.t̬ən/

brightenverb[I or T](LIGHTER)

to (causeto)becomelighter:
（使）发光；（使）发亮
Theroomwassmallanddark, without so much as arayoflightto brighten thegloom.房间窄小昏暗，连一丝光线也没有。
It wasrainythismorning, butitbrightenedup(= thesunstartedshining)afterlunch.今天早晨下雨，但午饭后天晴了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Giving out light
  • afire
  • albedo
  • beam
  • bioluminescence
  • burnished
  • candlelit
  • flicker
  • gleam
  • glimmer
  • glitter
  • illuminate
  • noctilucent
  • non-glare
  • non-luminous
  • out-glitter
  • pearlescence
  • reflected ray
  • shine
  • spotlight
  • wink
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brightenverb[I or T](HAPPIER)

to (causeto)becomehappyorfullofhope:
（使）快活起来；（使）充满希望
Hereyesbrightened when shesawhimentertheroom.当她看见他进入房间时，眼睛一亮。
There are,however, one or twoitemsof goodnewsto brighten theeconomicpictureabit.然而，总会有一两条好消息让人对经济前景有些希望。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing pleasure
  • agreeable
  • agreeableness
  • agreeably
  • all things to all peopleidiom
  • attractive
  • deliciously
  • delight
  • delightful
  • delightfully
  • distraction
  • homely
  • homey
  • indulgent
  • indulgently
  • jovial
  • sensual
  • sensuous
  • sensuously
  • serendipitous
  • sweeten
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Feeling pleasure and happiness
(Definition ofbrightenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

brighten| American Dictionary

brighten
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈbrɑɪ·tən/

brightenverb[I/T](GET LIGHTER)

tobecomeor make somethinglighter:
[I]Thelightsdimmed, then brightened.
[M]Bettypaintedtheroomwhiteto brighten it up.

brightenverb[I/T](BE HAPPY)

tobecomeor make someonehappyorhopeful:
[T]Herpresencebrightens mydays.
[I]Anna’sfacebrightened at thethoughtof avacation.
(Definition ofbrightenfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbrighten

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Future brightening for depression treatments.
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Many old people have had their lives brightened by visits which are paid to them.
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The owners painted the shopping centre pink to try to make people feel that things were brightening up.
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Our predecessors did this from time to time as the outlook brightened.
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They have felt they were bringing happiness to hundreds and thousands of old people steeped in despair and anxiety, and brightening their days.
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The dormitories have been redecorated and the shelter where people wait for admission has been cleaned and brightened up.
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The whitewash goes on, the canteen cook gets instructions, the board room is polished, the boys are brightened up and everybody is on his toes.
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There are some hundreds of thousands of working-class homes which are badly in need of improvement and brightening.
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He sparkles and brightens in front of his contemporaries.
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We believe that brightening up the post office will have a psychological effect both on the staff and on the customer.
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They make a great contribution to brightening up the home.
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We were all brightened and cheered and almost inspired by it.
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The introduction of the gramophone and gramophone records played a large part in brightening the lives of those children.
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The trade outlook is brightening, and as the outlook brightens we must seek to influence expansion into those areas which are in need of work.
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The habits and the customs of the people now are of such a nature that their homes have been brightened and cheered.
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